Sometime over the past year I decided to stop making and selling cupcake picks in my Etsy Shop. They weren’t fitting in with my brand anymore, so it was just time to move on. They really are super cute, though, and I feel like all my design files shouldn’t go to waste, just sitting on my hard drive unused.

So since Halloween is coming up, I’d like to share some FREEVintage Halloween design files that you can use to make your own cupcake picks, or whatever other crafty project you’d like to use them for. The images come from some vintage gummed labels I have in my Halloween ephemera collection. I scanned them, cleaned them up, and set them against black & teal backgrounds.

Just click on the images below, and you’ll be taken to the pdf files that you can download. Have fun and go get your craft on! xo

Note: Since the images are 300dpi (for printing) the files are kinda big. They may take a minute or two to download.

I know it’s still February, but I can feel spring coming. That’s why I’ve been tapping into some springtime inspiration, and creating a few things that will will bring a little bit of sunshine & warmth your heart and your home.

Vintage-Inspired SPRING Garland

Spring is in the air! This soft and fresh color palette will brighten your home and your heart. Letter medallions featuring a Victorian typeface spell out the word SPRING. All the traditional signs of a happy springtide are here—baby chicks hatching, playful bunnies offering up colorful dyed eggs, and even a dapper rabbit taking his first spring ride on his bicycle!

Victorian Easter Cupcake Picks

This season I’m offering two different sets of these pretty pastel Victorian Easter Cupcake Picks.

Each pick measures 3.75″ tall. Each decoration measures 2″ in diameter (including crepe fringe). All are made from thick, quality card stock. All my cupcake toppers are reinforced with card stock backing, which means no visible sticks from the front or back.

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Sweet Retro Animals Cupcake Picks

I think these may be my new favorite cupcake picks! These retro toppers feature adorable vintage animal illustrations, and are perfect for all sorts of springtime celebrations, as well as birthday parties and baby showers.

Each pick measures 3.75″ tall. Each decoration measures 2″ in diameter (including crepe fringe). All are made from thick, quality card stock. All my cupcake toppers are reinforced with card stock backing, which means no visible sticks from the front or back.

One of the projects I’ve been working recently is a custom order of vintage-inspired wedding cupcake toppers. Here are the finished designs in an ivory/chocolate/gold colorway. I made about 90 of these babies! I love how they turned out. I especially love the photo used in the topper on the far left that features a military nurse bride.

This is the first time I’ve made cupcake toppers for a wedding, and it was really awesome to have someone approach me for a custom order of toppers for their special day.

You can’t see this in the photo, but the ivory backgrounds have delicate, elegant, vintage-inspired white patterns on them, and the chocolate backgrounds have a subtle, elegant gold-dusted finish.

These are going to decorate individual servings of pie a la mode! Doesn’t that sound lovely?

Marianne from Pennsylvania sent me this photo of her Flapper Girl Cupcake Picks in action! Today is her company picnic, and the theme is the Roaring ’20s. She’s entering these delectable-looking cupcakes into the bake-off. Good luck, Marianne! xoxo

Last week I worked on an order for Never Felt Better {Vegan Shop} in Sacramento, including this batch of custom “V” vegan cupcake patches. They turned out super cute, and were totally fun to make!

This week I’ve been working nonstop on my 2010 Hallowe’en line, and I am so excited about how everything is turning out. I will be sure to post some sneak peeks of my aprons, garlands, and other little goodies next week.

Before I started this week’s hardcore sewing marathon, I loaded up on audiobooks to listen to while I work. I’m almost done with Chuck Klosterman’s Killing Yourself to Live, which I love even more than Downtown Owl. Next on the list are A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, and Grave Sight* by Charlaine Harris.

I was giddy to see that a few completely gorgeous shots of my goodies ended up on her blog, and it made me so happy to see something I put so much love and energy into being used—so beautifully, I might add—out in the real world.

I love hearing from my customers! Being a creator is such an awesome double whammy of goodness, because not only do I love making things, I also love discovering what people use my creations for.

Be the hostess with the mostess with these retro camera cupcake toppers.

Each pick measures 3.75″ tall. Each decoration measures 2″ in diameter. All are made from thick, quality card stock with black crepe fringe. All my cupcake toppers are reinforced with backing, which means no visible sticks from the front or back.

Each set contains *TWO* of each design pictured above, and will arrive to you cheerfully and professionally packaged.